Card game making some American a star (7)
I believe the answer is:
canasta
'card game' is the definition.
(I know that canasta is a type of rum)
'some american a star' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'CANASTA' is hidden within 'american a star'.
'making' is the link.
(Other definitions for canasta that I've seen before include "Decorated with artificial jewels" , "Card-game played with two packs of cards" , "Game played with two packs of cards and jokers" , "Card game -- as an act (anag)" , "Rummy-like card-game" .)